ABOUT THE MEDALLION

The medallion is made from 99.9% (or "triple nine") fine silver and weighs one troy ounce. Silver rounds in this format are regularly traded and recognized by coin dealers, bullion dealers and precious metals investors around the world.

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More about "Eddie" and his Obama street art: Eddie quoted in the L.A. Times Obama Art Report spotlight on Eddie Obama Art Report video abut Eddie SF Examiner covers Obama Art Report Animal New York shows Eddie's art

Oakland, California street artist "Eddie" was commissioned to create the 2009 Obama medallion design, after his unofficial posters and t-shirts promoting Obama's 2008 campaign reached national audiences. "Eddie" began wheatpasting his iconic Obama FORWARD image in public spaces around the San Francisco Bay Area nine months before the 2008 general election. As Eddie's street art began appearing on blogs and internet posts the image caught the attention of Yosi Sergant, The Publicist Behind Shepard Fairey's Obama HOPE Poster. Eddie was invited to participate in the Manifest Hope show in Denver at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. He was interviewed by the L.A. Times and continued pushing the Obama Agenda until the very day of the election. Eddie explains his motivation behind the Obama street art: "This election was too important to sit on the sidelines and watch, I needed to participate. I could've gone to volunteer at the campaign and make calls, but that's probably not the best use of my skill set, I think I'm better at image making."

Eddie's Obama 'FORWARD' image appears on the front page of the Los Angeles Times website, January 15, 2009:

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